Kids. None of us would exist without them. Therefore, we hope the following impression isn't too belittling (even if spot-on): "Wah. That food's too brown. That food's too green. Wah. That food's too yellow. That food's not yellow enough. I'm a kid. Wah."

Fortunately, many of our chefs have kids of their own and have figured out ways to transmit their passion of food onto their offspring. We've compiled a few of their tenets here:

Last, but not least, new-as-of-this-week mom Haylie Duff (pictured) has several ways to disguise healthy foods as kid-approved treats -- like pizza with secret veggies and apple cookies -- and she's sharing her recipes on
The Real Girl's Kitchen, Saturday at 1pm ET.